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House Sparrow

House Sparrow

One of the most numerous birds in our Desert.
Lens: Tamron 150-600 g2

One of the most numerous birds in our Desert.
Lens: Tamron 150-600 g2
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camera

NIKON D850

settings

settings

Aperture f/6.3 ISO 140 Shutter 1/500 Focal Length 6000/10

location

location

Vail, Arizona, US

upload_date

upload_date

Oct, 2020

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